The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-02
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at Fort Pickens, Fla.
WM. O'BRIgS, of Pottstown, Pa, has
caught large white rat.
COLONEL ISaERsoLL says he will deliver
no more anti-religious lectures.
A MAN in Illinois lodged a colts kick,
fell on a stump and broke four ribs.
THE name Of Mule Head has been hit
upon for new settlement in Dakota.
MARY ANDERSON is said to be worth 5000,
600 and Lotta only s4O0, ,OO0-poor thing.
The average weekly consumption Of coal
in London is s250,00O tons. This soots
them
ALLEN g. THURMAN keeps no horses be-
cause Mrs. Thurman Is afraid to ride or
drive.
ONE-FoURrH the milk dealers in Boston,
the local inspector Of milk asserts, are dis
honest.
MRS. BEEcHER has gone to Florida for
month, accompanied by her neice, Miss
Bullard.
FORTY snow-storms and one hundred,
days of good sleighing constitute Ver-
mont winter.
LIszT is to have q monument in the ml,,-
ical town of Bayreuth that will cost the
citizens 81, 900.
A sIvEN-YEAR-oLD boy has arrived in
Boston, having made the journey from San
Francisco alone.
The largest library in the world is the
Imperial at Paris, which contains over two
million volumes
SPEAKER AND MRS CARLISLE are to 60 to
Europe for the summer after a preliminary
visit to their son in Kansas.
KANSAS claims to have more free school
houses in proportion to population than
any other State in the Union.
ELECTRICAL science is enriching the lam
guage in jawbreaking manner. "Telo.
gastrograph" is the latest contribution.
THE Car of Russia probably knows bet
ter than any other living man how "un-
easy lies the head that wears the crown"
SENATOR INGALLS, preserves the first fee
he ever received as a lawyer, namely, a
table and high desk, made by carpen-
ter client.
Lon COOKS, of Long Lick, KY, is not
yet sixteen years old, but he is 6 feet
inches tall, weighs l65 pounds, and wears
a No. II boot.
A CAIRO ILL.) man was fined S25 for dis
orderly conduct because he notified lady
in the street that d part of her skirt had
become loosened.
FRED GRANTS physical resemblance to
his father increases with his years. He is
said to resemble his father also in his
fondness for smoking.
Twow women in Chicago have been sup
porting their worthless husbands and
helpless children for several months past
by systematic shoplifting.
THIS country consumes 40, 100000 pounds
OF oleomargarlne year. And yet nearly
every grocery in the country swears he
wouldn't handle the stuff.
IT is estimated that the amount of money
spent in connection with hunting in Great
Britain is S25, 1000 per season. There are
$50 packs, including barriers.
1T is said that about 200 baby boys have
already been named after the President,
and probably one-half that number of girls
bear Mrs. Cleveland's given name.
IT is now pretty well established that
the late accident on the Boston and Prov
idence railroad was due to defect in the
original plan of the bridge which fell.
WHEN Theodore Tilton was told of Mr..
Beecher's death and asked whether he had
any thing to say, he shook his head sadly
and answered: "No; it will do no good
now"
IN n little log cabin in Dinwiddie County,
ninety-four, ninety-seven, eighty-seven
and eighty-six years-the first two man
and wife.
FERDINAND WARD runs little steam
printing press that prints cigar and tobac-
co labels. He has perpetual sneer on his
face, and is regarded as surly, disagree
able fellow.
CHAMBERS have attacked a large number
nf ~,
Unionville, Mo. Many horses have been
slaughtered and burned to prevent the dis
ease spreading
LEE MEHIwETHER has written book in
which he says that workingmen in Naples
live on ten cents a day; bread for break
fast; bread, wine and macaroni for dinner
and macaroni for supper.
THE new law converting, under certain
conditions, places Of 100000 inhabitants or
over into central reserve cities, may ulti-
mately deprive New York City of part of
its financial pre-eminence.
THE new law of libel in Minnesota pro-
vides that no suit for libel can be brought
against newspaper until it has had three
days notice, and a retraction during that
time nullities the cause Of action.
The arguments on the motion for new
tTidi lOT sHS SulCdSO ANARCHISTS are com
pleted, and their fate rests with the su.
preme court of Illinois 1t is thought that
a decision will not be reached until nexs
September.
WHILE Miss Fortescue and her mother,
Mrs. Finney, were visiting the fire depart,
ment at st. Louis one Of the horses seized
the back Of Mrs. Finney's sealskin sacquo
i'm his mouth and tore it off, leaving the
lady with only the front
WINTER wheat prospects in twenty-five
Illinois counties are reported favorable
and the general outlook in Missouri and
Wisconsin is promising. The situation in
Kansas is improved Wheat in some poI>
tions Of Michigan is in bad condition.
A BosToSIAN is the owner of 400 dogs ot
every variety-the largest number pos
sessed by any single person in the world.
SENATOR INGALLS, tells Washington re-
porter that he can not afford to 20 to
Europe this summer because he Is too aw.
ful poor. Perhaps the real cause is that
the Senator is afraid to put himself in an
attitude to be knocked down and kicked by
John Bull.
MINER in Leadville, COL, who cen
neither read nor write, Is worth to-day ut
least $3,0OOO00. Four years ago he hadn't
penny except what he earned from day
70 day as q miner. His name is John L.
Morrissey. He is 3 young man, not over
thirty-two or thirty-three.
AT White Plains, N. Y, o few days ago,